If you’ve ever had an old photo, blurry image, compressed graphic, or low-resolution video that you wished looked a little sharper, Upscal is worth a look. This free AI-powered image and video enhancer brings super-resolution processing directly to your device, letting you enlarge and improve your media without sending your files off to a cloud server. Choose an image or video, select the built-in AI model that fits your content, and let Upscal do the heavy lifting. It supports everything from portraits and nature photography to illustrations, anime, product images, and everyday snapshots—and it’s available for Windows, macOS, iPhone, and iPad.

What makes Upscal particularly interesting is what it doesn’t require. There’s no subscription, no account to create, and no need to upload your personal photos or videos to a remote service. Processing happens locally on your device, so your media stays under your control while you work. That makes it a practical choice for everything from restoring older family photos and preparing images for printing to cleaning up creator footage, social-media clips, product images, and digital artwork. GPU acceleration is supported where available, and the workflow is deliberately straightforward: open your media, choose a model, preview the result, and export the enhanced version.

And perhaps the biggest surprise is the price: Upscal is completely free for its core image and video enhancement capabilities. There’s no hidden license fee or subscription standing between you and the basic functionality. You get an easy-to-use local AI enhancement tool that can breathe new life into low-resolution media while avoiding the privacy concerns and recurring costs associated with many cloud-based alternatives. If you have a collection of photos or videos that could use more resolution, clarity, or detail, Upscal gives you a simple way to see what modern AI enhancement can do—right on your own device.